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Stephey Baker is a creative mentor, witty artist, writer, Master-Instructor of Integrated Energy Therapy™, photographer, graphic designer, website designer, optimist and lover of bubbles. Stephey's “Happy Place” is in the Muse’s embrace. As Stephey’s childhood pals discarded the Muse, she skipped into her lair by enrolling in art school at age 14, (to gain salvation from being bullied) curious to explore imagination and ignorant to its depth. Unbeknownst to her, this unified a partnership w/her Muse and began the exploration of art and creativity as life process, which ultimately led her to pursue a degree in spiritual counseling. Stephey teaches the art of creative living. "I believe we are all artists practicing the art of living. We create the experiences we want. We create our responses to the experiences we don't want. We are all creating our masterpiece called LIFE, on and off the page." Stephey offers inspirational, one-on-one and group, support to create the creative life one desires, a life of freedom from the starving artist archetype, a creatively enriched life abundant in inspiration, empowerment and motivation. Her creative living art blog, Marked by the Muse™, is devoted to these topics, in addition to sharing tips on how to create creative businesses and the power of cultivating inspiration with your Muses – for when you’re in the Muse’s embrace anything is possible and that’s the magic that makes Dreams real.

Is it possible? Are we living in a time when Artists are threatened with extinction?

by Stephey Baker on 4/19/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing
You have found your way here, perhaps even stumbled upon this space, because your destiny is to remember the gifts that lie inside you. You’ve heard the voices of these gifts. They whisper to you new …



What Message is Your Heart Eager to Share?

by Stephey Baker on 4/17/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Every Artist struggling to live their creative life to its full potential would benefit from reading this post. This post offers a how-to approach of moving past resistance, while simultaneously moving into ease. It was written by Terri St.Cloud, of bone sigh arts, for the Courage to Fly Blog Hop …



Let Your Mind Wander Among the Stars: Courage to Fly Blog Hop III

by Stephey Baker on 4/11/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

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“There comes a time in each artist’s life where we must choose light or dark, yes or no. It is a life or death question. Do we create art so we can live? OR Do we live to create art? …



Listening, I Push Off the Branch and FLY: Courage to Fly Blog Hop II

by Stephey Baker on 4/05/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” ~ Langston Hughes
The Courage to Fly Blog Hop offers creative insight and encouragement from over thirty innovated, intuitive, and inspiring women sharing their heart felt stories of how they live their best life, …



Taking Flight Week One: The Courage to Fly Blog Hop

by Stephey Baker on 3/31/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

“Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can.” ~ Og Mandino
The …



How are you being Marked by your Muse?

by Stephey Baker on 2/26/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

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Being Marked by the Muse™ is a fancy-pants motto to living creatively – to experiencing your fullest potential throughout Life.
Being Marked by the Muse™ yields strength, conviction, light heartedness and a feeling of invincibility.

The …



You’re Invited to a Blog Hop: The Courage to Fly

by Stephey Baker on 2/25/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
~ Langston Hughes
As the new year started, I noticed an upsurge of heart. My heart wanting and longing to fly, soar more into LIFE, creativity and connection! I wonder if you too …



How Do You Define Dream?

by Stephey Baker on 2/21/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

I define Dream as the following:

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Thomas Edison
What is your dream? What is calling within you to be realized?
Be mindful to how you allow yourself to Dream. What you allow yourself …